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UAE-Algerian bid to conserve houbara bustard
ABU DHABI — The Environment Agency–Abu Dhabi (EAD) yesterday has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with its Algerian counterpart for the breeding and conservation of houbara bustard.
A high-level UAE delegation, led by Minister of Economy Shaikha Lubna bint Khalid Al Qasimi, is currently in Algeria.
The five-year agreement was signed by EAD Secretary-General Majid Al Mansouri and Mohammed Seghir Mellouhi from the Algerian Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development.
Houbara is the traditional quarry for Arab falconers and since the bird population is on the decline, efforts have been made by the UAE Government to protect it.
“This memorandum fits perfectly with what the UAE is doing to protect the houbara. Ever since 1989, houbara bustard conservation has been one of our top priorities at the Agency,” said Al Mansouri.
He added that the next step will be to establish a UAE-Algerian committee, which will draft guidelines for cooperation to develop an action plan. Part of this plan will be to create a protected area for houbara in Naama, a region near the Algerian-Moroccan border.
According to Al Mansouri, birds bred in captivity that will be freed in the protected area, will be brought from the Emirates Wildlife Propagation Centre in Missour, Morocco, which was established by the UAE in 1995.
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